Unit 2 Checking in at a Hotel

.,UNIT2,CheckinginataHotel,世纪商务英语综合教程,.,Contents,.,Lead-in,Listentothekeynewwordswithpicturesabove.,Bar,RecreationCenter,DinningRoom,Lobby,Bath,.,Listeningshopsofvariouskinds;commodiouslobbies;andcafes,bars,andrestaurants.ThehotelindustryreboundedduringandimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,asthevolumeoftravelincreased.Thepostwarhospitalityindustry,however,hasbeenmarkedlydifferentfromthatoftheprewarperiodwiththeautomobileandthejetplaneradicallyaffectingtheindustry,changingtravelpatternsandleadingtothedevelopmentofdifferenttypesofhotels.Commercialhotels,resorthotels,residentialhotelsandmotelshavebeendevelopedfasttocatertothevariedneedsoftodaystravelingpublic.Atthesametime,hotelchainshaveestablishedthemselvesasthedominantforceintheindustry.,.,Background,2.HotelEtiquetteRoomsa)Puttrashintrashcans.b)Piledirtytowelsinoneplaceinthebathroomthetuborunderthesinksothatthemaidscanfindthemtowash.c)Havepersonalitemsoffbedsandinconcentratedareas(somaidscanmakebeds).d)Reportanythingthatisbrokenordoesnotworktothefrontdeskassoonasyouseeit.Rememberthatyouwillbeheldresponsibleforanydamagestotheroomoritscontents.PublicCommonAreasa)Noiseshouldstaywithinrooms.andnotintrudeonotherguestsespeciallyafter10pm.(Rememberguestscanbebelow,beside,oraboveyourroom.)b)Hallways,restaurants,andstairwellarepublicareas.Beawareofyourvoices,theirvolumeandwhatyouaretalkingabout.,.,Background,c)Keepluggage,andbodiesoutofthewayinareasforpublicpassage.Youwillbetoldwhentoputyourluggageonthebus.Leaveitintheroomuntilitistimetoloadit.HotelSafetya)Knowwherethesafetyexitsare.b)Keepthedeadboltlockonwhenyouareinyourroom.c)Neveropenthedoortosomeonethatyoudontknow.d)Dontleavejewelryorotheritemsout.LeavingaHotelRooma)Packasmuchaspossiblethenightbefore.Leaveonlyyourtoiletriesandpajamastobepackedinthemorning.b)Oncepacked,flipthebedspreadopenandclosedlookingforbelongingsonandunderthebed.c)Lookinalldrawersandclosets.d)Lookbehindthedoorinthebathroom.e)Aftereverythinghasbeenmovedoutoftheroom,haveatleastonepersondoalastminutecheckoftheroomforbelongings.,.,Background,TravelConcernsa)TimeOtherpeopleandbusinessesarecountingonyourtimeliness.b)MoneyDispersespendingovertheweek.c)ClothesBecomfortable,butappropriateatalltime.d)FoodBecarefulofwhatyoueatanddrink.Alwaysaskifyouhaveadoubt.e)WaterBottledwater.Evenbrushingyourteeth.Keepyourmouthshutintheshower.,.,Thishotel,thetallestintheworld,islocatedinthecenterofShanghaisneweconomicdevelopmentzoneinPudong.TheGrandHyattShanghaiissituatedinthetallestbuildinginChina,thesecondtallestbuildinginAsiaandoneofthemostspectacularbuildingsinShanghai.Thehotelitselfdoesnotevenbeginuntilyouarealmosthalfwayupthebuilding,buttheelevatorsheretravelincrediblyfastsoholdontoyourhat!TheHotelenjoysagoodgeographicallocation25kmfromHongqiaoInternationalAirport,26kmfromPudongInternationalAirport,12kmfromShanghaiRailwayStationand6kmfromthecenterofthecity.TransportovertoPudongfromPuxiisnowgood.Thehotelhas555suitesanditisofnoexaggerationtosaythattheyarethemostsuperiorandthelargestsuitesinShanghai.ThisisTHE“in”placetostayatthemoment.Withviewsliketheonesfromeveryroominthehotel,youwillbegreatlysurprised.Alltheroomsarealsosituatedaroundacircularatriumwhichwhipsupthecenterofthehotel.,PassageA,ReadingandTranslation,GRANDHYATTSHANGHAI,Translation,.,Theroomsallhaveaccesstothemostup-to-datefinancialandbusinessinformationviaspecialCATShighspeedcomputerdevices.Guestbathroomsarefurnishedwithhigh-techelectronicshowersamongstotherluxuriousfacilities.Thereisawell-equippedbusinesscenter,withbanquethallsandtenconferencehalls,allequippedwithhightechaudioandvideofacilitiesandidealforconferenceorbusinessmeetings.ThehotelsrestaurantsarealsospectacularandrenownedthroughoutShanghai,soarethetwobarsonthe88thfloorofthebuildingwhereShanghaistarsfrequentlyperform.And,whenyouhaveeatenanddrunktoyourheartscontent,whynottakeaswiminthecloudsinthehotelpoolonthe87thfloorofthebuilding!ThishotelisreallylikenothingelseinthecityorindeedinChina.Ifyouhavethemoney,(itsnotcheapforthiskindofluxury)andyouwant,need,orjustenjoytotalluxury,theGrandHyattisunbeatable.,PassageA,ReadingandTranslation,Translation,.,I.Questionsandanswers.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,P,WhereisGrandHyattShanghailocated?,Whatdoes“holdontoyourhat”(inparagraph2)mean?,Isthehotelconvenientintermsoftransportation?Whyorwhynot?,Thereisanextraordinarysceneinthemiddleofthehotel.Whatisit?,5.Doyouwanttostayinsuchagrandhotel?(Open),GrandHyattShanghaiislocatedinthecenterofShanghaisneweconomicdevelopmentzoneinPudong.,Itmeanstotakecareortostaystably(becausetheelevatorstravelsofast).,Yes.TheHotelenjoysagoodgeographicallocation.Itisquiteconvenienttogettotheairport,railwaystationandthecenterofthecity.,Thereisacircularatriumwhichwhipsupthecenterofthehotel,andalltheroomsaresituatedaroundit.,.,TheGrandHyattHotelbuildingisthetallestbuildingin_.A.ChinaB.AsiaC.theworldD.BeijingIttakes_timetogettotheShanghaiInternationalAirportfromthehotel_totheShanghaiRailwayStation.A.less.thanB.asmuch.asC.nomore.thanD.more.thanWhentheauthordescribesthehotelasthe“THEinplace”,hemeansthat_.A.youdbetterenjoytheinsidesceneryofthehotelB.youshouldgoandstayinthesuitesC.thehotelisascomfortableashomeD.thehotelisamodern,stylishandluxuriousplace,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,II.Multiplechoicecheck.,P,1,2,3,.,Shanghaistarsfrequentlyperformon_floorinthishotel.A.88thB.87thC.26thD.25thOnecangetasplendidviewfromeveryroominthehotelbecause_.A.thehotelislocatedbesidetheHuangpuRiverB.everyroomhasawindowlookingoutsideC.allroomsarearrangedaroundacircularatriumD.everyroomisdesignedtofaceaspecialview,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,II.Multiplechoicecheck.,P,4,5,.,1.Thehouseisontheedgeofthecity.2.ThousandsofpeoplewenttowatchthedisplayoffireworksonNewYearsEve.3.Thestatementthathecouldeatfiftyeggswasdefinitelyan.4.Thenewcarallowseasytothebackseats.5.Theplotofthenovelisfascinating.6.Thisisafavorablycity.7.Heupstairsinaflash.8.Everybodyatetoattheparty.9.Theparkisaplaygroundandseveralballfields.10.Theyofferedmemapwhichshowsallthenewroadsandbuildings.,III.Blank-fillingwithkeywordsandphrases.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,P,located,_,spectacular,_,exaggeration,_,access,_,incredibly,_,situated,_,whipped,_,hisheartscontent,_,equippedwith,_,up-to-date,_,.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,III.SentencetranslationfromChineseintoEnglishwithkeywordsgiven.,P,今天很高兴能向各位来宾介绍一下我们的新经济开发区。(neweconomicdevelopmentzone),Itismypleasuretointroduceourneweconomicdevelopmentzonetothehonoredguests.,_,Whenweclimbedalmosthalfwayupthemountain,itbegantorainheavily.,_,我们爬到差不多半山腰时，下起了大雨。(almosthalfwayup),Thetransportisconvenientduetothegoodgeographicallocationofthefactory.,_,3.该厂地理位置极佳，因此运输便捷(goodgeographicallocation,transport),.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,III.SentencetranslationfromChineseintoEnglishwithkeywordsgiven.,P,4.本公司可提供各类优质合金钢(superior,alloysteel),Ourcompanycanprovidevariouskindsofsuperioralloysteel.,_,Theviewfromthetopofthechurchtowerisreallybeautiful.,_,5.从教堂塔楼顶看出去的景色真是美极了(viewfrom),Weacquirealargeamountoffinancialandbusinessinformationfrommediaeveryday.,_,6.我们每天从媒体获取大量的商业金融信息(financialandbusinessinformation),.,Example:Speakingoftea,Ivegottohaveadrinkofhotteafirst.谈到英语，我得回去为明天的测验做准备了SpeakingofEnglish,Ivegottopreparefortomorrowsquiz.,Thehotelhas555suitesanditisnoexaggerationtosaythattheyarethemostsuperiorandthelargestsuitesinShanghai.毫不夸张地说，他是我所见过的最博学的人,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,V.Choicesentencesimulation.,1.Thehotelitselfdoesnotevenbeginuntilyouarealmosthalfwayupthebuilding.直到他开始钓鱼，才真正开始轻松了一下,P,ItisnoexaggerationtosaythatheisthemostknowledgeablepersonIhaveevermet.,_,Hedidnotevenbegintorelaxuntilhetookupfishing.,_,.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,V.Choicesentencesimulation.,3.Whenyouhaveeatenanddrunktoyourheartscontent,whynottakeaswiminthecloudsinthehotelpoolonthe87thfloorofthebuilding!既然现在大家都已经吃得心满意足了，我们何不再去看场电影？,4.ThishotelislikereallynothingelseinthecityorindeedinChina.这个男孩和班级的甚至和全校的其他任何人都不一样,5.Ifyouhavethemoney,andyouwant,need,orjustenjoytotalluxury,theGrandHyattisunbeatable.假如您想学好外语，我们的语言学校将是您最佳的选择,P,Ifyouwanttolearnaforeignlanguage,ourlanguageschoolisunbeatableforyou.,_,Sinceeverybodyhaseatentohisheartscontent,whynotgotothecinema?,_,Thisboyislikenobodyelseintheclassorindeedtheschool.,_,.,WhatisyourimpressionoftheGrandHyattShanghai?2.Describeafamoushotelorbuildinginyourcity.,PassageA:Exercise,ReadingandTranslation,VI.Discussionofthetopicofthepassage.,VII.Summaryofthepassage.,P,GrandHyattShanghai,theworldtallesthotel,islocatedinPudong,Shanghai.Itisoneofthemoststylish,luxuriousandsuperiorplacesinShanghaiatpresent,withlargesuites,up|to|datehigh|techequipmentandfacilities,spectacularrestaurants,fashionablebars,swimmingpools,etc.Whatismoremarvelousofthehotelisthatalltheroomsarearrangedaroundthecircularatriumwhippingupthecenterofthehotel,whichofferseveryroomasplendidview.Besides,thehotelalsoenjoysaconvenienceoftransportation.,.,PassageA:Translation,ReadingandTranslation,上海金茂君悦大酒店,上海金茂君悦大酒店世界上最高的酒店，位于上海新兴的浦东经济开发区。它是中国第一、亚洲第二高的建筑，是上海一道靓丽的风景。电梯快要升到大厦的中部时酒店才真正开始。不过这里的电梯速度惊人，所以您乘坐时要站稳。酒店地理位置极佳距虹桥国际机场25公里，距浦东国际机场26公里，距上海火车站12公里，距市中心6公里。现在从浦东至浦西，交通十分便捷。酒店共有555间套房，可以毫不夸张地说，这些套房的豪华程度、面积之大堪称上海之最。在所有的房间都能观赏窗外的美景，毫无疑问，这里是目前最为时尚的场所。中庭位于酒店中心，镂空而上，所有的客房都围绕着圆形的中庭。在客房内，可通过特殊的高速网际网路服务设备获取最新的金融商务信息服务。卫生间装有高科技淋浴及其他奢华设备。酒店有设施完备的商务中心，多个宴会厅和10间会议大厅。那儿高科技音像设备一应俱全，是召开会议或进行商务会谈的理想之处。酒店的餐厅也很棒，在上海滩赫赫有名。位于88层的两个酒吧也闻名遐迩，常有本地明星登台献艺。美酒佳肴过后，何不到87层的游泳馆去享受一番云端戏水的乐趣！金茂君悦在上海乃至全中国都算得上是无以伦比的酒店。假如你有经济实力（这种奢靡可价格不菲），又有此意向，有此需要，抑或就想感受这份奢华，金茂君悦乃不二之选。,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,locate,1)v.toplaceatacertainlocation;stationorsituate例ThecompanylocatedanagentinLondon.ThemuseumislocatedonMainStreet.2)v.todetermineorspecifythepositionorlimitsof例CanyoulocateJapanonthemap?Thepolicearetryingtolocatethemissingman.,基本用法,belocatedin：beplacedin,besituatedin例ThestormwaslocatedintheCaribbeanSea,340milessoutheastofCozumel,Mexico.Businesslocation例Whensearchingforanewbusinesslocation,youmustbeabletoaccessaccurateandtimelyinformationfromasinglesource.,相关搭配,相关词汇,location例First,wemustdecideonthelocationofournewswimmingpool.locationaladj.oftheplacewheresomethingisorcouldbelocated,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,economic,1）a.orrelatingtotheproduction,development,andmanagementofmaterialwealth,asofacountry,household,orbusinessenterprise例：Ourcountryisinaperiodofsustainedeconomicgrowth.Theyboughtanoldhouseforeconomicreasons.2）a.oforrelatingtoaneconomy例：Heisinterestedinsomeneweconomictheoriesregardingtheeffectsofdeficitspending.WewillputforwardthegoalofChinaseconomicreform.,相关词汇,1）economyn.thesystemorrangeofeconomicactivityinacountry,region,orcommunity;careful,thriftymanagementofresources,suchasmoney,materials,orlabor2）economicsn.thesocialsciencethatdealswiththeproduction,distribution,andconsumptionofgoodsandservicesandwiththetheoryandmanagementofeconomiesoreconomicsystems3)endedtosavemoney,asbyefficientoperationoreliminationofunnecessaryfeatures例Amodernandeconomicalheatingsystemhasbeenintroducedtoallthefamilies.,基本用法,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,situate,v.toplaceinacertainspotorposition;locate.例Thereisacabinnicelysituatedonaquietriverbank.Thecouncilistryingtodecidewheretosituatethenewhospital.,相关词汇,situationn.thewayinwhichsomethingispositionedvis-visitssurroundings;positionorstatuswithregardtoconditionsandcircumstances例Theeconomicsituationisnowdifferent.,基本用法,besituatedin,belocatedorplacedin(acertainposition)例YalongBayissituatedinthesamelatitudesasHawaiiofthetropicalmonsoonarea.HotelAjaxisatwo-starhotelsituatedintheheartofAmsterdamscitycenter,基本用法,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,spectacular,a.ofthenatureofaspectacle;impressiveorsensational.例Thespectacularwaterfallimpressedthevisitors.,基本用法,近义词,dramaticsensational,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,incredibly,adv.soimplausiblyastoelicitdisbelief例：Ifeltincrediblyembarrassed.Forsuchatinywomanshehadanincrediblygoodappetite.,相关词汇,1）incrediblea.soimplausiblyastoelicitdisbelief例Theboygaveanincredibleexplanationofthecauseoftheaccident.Theplotofthebookisincredible.2）incredibilityn.beingsoimplausibleastoelicitdisbelief例Hisresponsewasviewwithincredibility.,基本用法,近义词,doubtfuladj.questionableadj.unbelievableunconvincingridiculous,反义词,credible,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,exaggeration,n.representingasgreaterthanisactuallythecase;overstatement例Icansaywithoutexaggerationthatsheisanangel.Isntthatabitofanexaggeration?,相关词汇,exaggeratev.torepresentasgreaterthanisactuallythecase;overstate;tomakeoverstatements.例Takehiswordswithagrainofsalt.Healwaysexaggerates.exaggerativeadj.tendingtoexaggerate;involvingexaggeration例TheexaggerativeandimpressiveportrayalhassubtlyrevealedthedualityoftherelationshipbetweenmanandtheInternet.exaggeratorn.apersonwhorepresentsasgreaterthanisactuallythecaseoroverstates,基本用法,近义词,overstatement,反义词,understatement,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,up-to-date,adj.thelatest,thenewest例Allthedataisup-to-date.ThecoursewillkeepyourEnglishup-to-date.,基本用法,out-of-dateoldagedabandonedancient,反义词,近义词,modernlatestfreshrecent,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,via,1)prep.bywayof例YouhavetogotoPittsburghviaPhiladelphia.HeflewtoNewYorkviaHongKong.2)prep.bymeansof例IsentamessagetoMaryviaherfriend.Justafewpeoplesendlettersviaairmail.,基本用法,近义词,bythrough,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,equip,1)v.tosupplywithnecessitiessuchastoolsorprovisions.例Ourlaboratoryiswellequipped.OneleadingengineerdesigningChinasfirstmannedspaceshipsaidhereWednesdaythatShenzhou-5wasequippedwith52engines.2）v.tofurnishwiththequalitiesnecessaryforperformance例Educationwillequipyoutohandlesuchproblems.Hisworkexperienceequippedhimtodealwithallkindsofpeople.,相关词汇,equipmentn.somethingwithwhichaperson,anorganization,orathingisequipped例Thecompleteequipmentofthenewhospitalwilltakeayear.,基本用法,相关搭配,1)equipfor例Thewebsiteprovideslistingsofusedconstructionequipmentforsale.2)equiponeself例HowcanIequipmyselftobeascientist?,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,renowned,adj.havingrenown;famous例CartieristherenownedFrenchjewellerandwatchmaker.FamousChineseviolinistShengZhongguo,alongwithhisJapanesewife,SetaHiroko,whoalsoisarenownedcontractedpianistwithJapanArtistManagerCompany,willstageaperformanceinDalian.,相关词汇,renownn.thequalityofbeingwidelyhonoredandacclaimed;fame例Heisanartistofgreatrenown.,基本用法,近义词,celebrateddistinguishedfamousnotablepopularwell-known,.,PassageA:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,unbeatable,adj.impossibletodefeatorsurpass例Thissalesteamkeepsanunbeatablesalesrecord.Grandmaisalwaysproudofherunbeatablebananacakerecipe.,相关词汇,1)unbeatablyadv.2)beatv.todefeatorsubdue,asinacontest;(informal)tobesuperiortoorbetterthan例IthinkJackcanbeatalltherunnersinthecountry.,基本用法,.,IfyoureaccustomedtotravelingwithintheUSonvacation,youcantraditionallyexpectahoteltoaskyoutochooseyourbedsize(aking,aqueen,ortwodoubles)andwhetherornotyouwantsmoking.ThingsarentnecessarilythesamewhenvisitingtheUK,andyouneedtoknowsomeofthedifferencesbeforeyoumakeyourroomreservationsinordertoavoiddisappointment.Firstofall,suitebathroomsarenotalwayscustomaryinLondon.Ifyourevisitinganupscalehotelorachain,youcanfeelconfidentthattherewillbeabathroomwitheitheratuborshoweraccessibleinyourroom.However,sincebed-and-breakfastoptionsareaffordableandpopularwithtourists,youneedtoaskandconfirmthatyoullhaveyourownbathroomwhenyouarrive.Otherwise,youmayfindyourselfsharingacommunalbathroomjustlikeinacollegedorm.Airconditioningisnotalwaysavailableeither,soitsbesttoinquireinadvanceifyouretravelingtoLondoninthesummermonths.ManysmallerhotelsandBfundamental:例：Thesepoorpeoplelackthebasicnecessitiesoflife.Thebasicthemeofthesestoriesnevervaries.,相关词汇,1)basicallyad.inabasicway;fundamentallyoressentially2)basisn.(pl.bases)afoundationuponwhichsomethingrests;thechiefconstituentthefundamentalingredient,基本用法,近义词,essentialfundamentalunderlying,.,PassageB:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,beaccustomedto,beinthehabitof;havebeenadaptedtotheexistingenvironmentandconditions例：Iamaccustomedtosleepinglate.Youmayfindyoureyesnotaccustomedtotheshiningsun.,基本用法,.,PassageB:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,onvacation,duringaperiodofsuspensionofwork,study,orotheractivity,usuallyusedforrest,recreation,ortravel;recessorholiday例：Schoolisclosedforthesummerandchildrenareonvacation.ThegeneralmanagerisonvacationintheCaribbean.,基本用法,.,PassageB:Newwords,ReadingandTranslation,reservation,n.theactofreserving;akeepingbackorwithholding;somethingthatiskeptbackorwithheld例：Iacceptyourstatementwithoutreservation.Herecommendedherwithoutanyreservations.2)n.anarrangementbywhichaccommodationsaresecuredinadvance,asinahoteloronanairplane例：Wehavemadereservationsforthreeroomsatthehotel.Thegentlemanwonderedwhohadmadethereservationforhim.,相关词汇,reservev.tokeepback,asforfutureuseorfora